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Topic: Whin Cross? Whem Cross? Whirn Cross?Place name (Read 171 times)
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Stanza
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Hi
I'm trying to decipher a baptism entry in the 1741 OPR for Rathen, and it looks as if the father (Peter Leing) came from somewhere like Whin (or Whem or Whirn) Cross - although I'm not even sure about the "Cross" - it's the nice lady at scotlandspeople who suggested this is what it looks like to her!
Does this ring any bells with anyone who knows the area around Rathen / Aberdour / Fraserburgh? Even if your suggestion seems a bit wild I'm happy to consider it - the only thing I am pretty sure of is that the first 2 letters are "Wh" (so that leaves plenty of room for an imaginative answer!)
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ABERDEENSHIRE: Simpson, Robb, Kelman, Gatt, Will, Leing/Ling, Henderson, Campbell, Stewart, Gordon
DUNBARTONSHIRE: Smith, Russell, Donald, Meiklem
GLASGOW: Guthrie
IRELAND: McIlhenny, McIlhaney
LANCASHIRE: Swainson, Baynes/Baines
YORKSHIRE: Littlewood, Bastow/Barstow/Bairstow, Nussey, Haley, Wilkinson
WILTSHIRE: Marsh, Golding/Goulding/Golden/Goulden
DEVON: Perry, Hurford
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Stanza
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"Somehow I don't think this is going to get you any further forward"
Probably not, but it was worth a try, so thanks!
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ABERDEENSHIRE: Simpson, Robb, Kelman, Gatt, Will, Leing/Ling, Henderson, Campbell, Stewart, Gordon
DUNBARTONSHIRE: Smith, Russell, Donald, Meiklem
GLASGOW: Guthrie
IRELAND: McIlhenny, McIlhaney
LANCASHIRE: Swainson, Baynes/Baines
YORKSHIRE: Littlewood, Bastow/Barstow/Bairstow, Nussey, Haley, Wilkinson
WILTSHIRE: Marsh, Golding/Goulding/Golden/Goulden
DEVON: Perry, Hurford
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mitchell
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Probably a bit wild but Genuki have a Hall Moss in the parish of Rathen
http://www.urie.demon.co.uk/genuki/ABD/Rathen/gazeteer.html
Elaine
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Mitchell, Turner, Henderson, Archibald, Smith, Walker, Burgess, Alexander, Margetts, Joss - Aberdeenshire Proctor, Morrison, Henderson, Burgess, McWilliam, Green, Grant, Young, Dey, Allan - Banffshire Proctor, Logie, Grant - Moray McRae - Ross & Cromarty and Invernesshire Clunie, Philp - Fife Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk and www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk |
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